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Collection Overview
Title: Paul Hager Papers
Predominant Dates:1958-1988
ID: RG 09/9.08
Primary Creator: Hagar, Paul
Extent: 15.0 MS boxes
Arrangement:
Arrangement is in series as follows:
Series 1: Correspondence (1971-1990): Correspondence related to numerous topics and subjects. Includes correspondence with President W.D. Weatherford and William Stolte (Dean of Faculty). 1 ms box
Series 2: Guidance and Counseling/Tesing (n.d.; 1959-1976): Correspondence, reports, and records relating to Harger's work as director of the Office of Guidance and Counseling and/or Testing. Materials related to his work in this area may also be found in Series 1 and 3. 2 ms box
Series 3: Subject Files (n.d.; 1954-1988): Materials, including reports, correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, and other, related to various topics including Berea College events, projects, students, staff, faculty, deparatments, and business. 10 ms boxes
Subjects: Berea College, Education, higher -- Administration., Students, college -- Berea College
Languages: English
Abstract
At Berea College for over thirty-five years, from 1962 to 1997, Paul Hager served both as the Director of Guidance and Testing (later Testing and Special Services) and as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Paul Hager, primarily from his time while serving in the roles of Director of Guidance and Testing, Director of Testing and Special Services, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions:
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Please cite all information.
Acquisition Source:
Office of the Associate Dean/Paul Hager; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs ADAA
Related Materials:
RG 7: Campus and Student Organizations
RG 4: College Deans and Vice Presidents
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Paul Hager Papers, Berea College Records, Special Collections and Archives, Berea College, Berea, KY.
Processing Information:
Collection processed and finding guide created September 2020 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist. Series 3, Boxes 11 and 12 added Dec 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Correspondence, 1971-1990],
[
Series 2: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, n.d.; 1959-1976],
[
Series 3: Subject Files, n.d.; 1954-1988],
[All]
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1971-1990

- Correspondence related to numerous topics and subjects. Includes correspondence with President W.D. Weatherford and William Stolte (Dean of Faculty).
- Box 1

- Folder 1: Correspondence: Various, 1973-1979

- Folder 2: Correspondence: Various, 1980-1984

- Folder 3: Correspondence with W.D. Weatherford, 1973-1984

- Folder 4: Correspondence with William Stolte, 1971-1977

- Stolte, Dean of Faculty
- Folder 5: Correspondence with Richard Drake, 1977-1990

- Folder 6: Correspondence with Frank Gailey, 1976-1989

- Folder 7: Correspondence with Carol Gessner, 1979-1981

- Folder 8: Correspondence with Robert (Bob) Menefee, 1977-1988

- Folder 9: Correspondence with Martha Pride, 1978-1987

- Folder 10: Correspondence with Lester Pross, 1977-1985

- Folder 11: Correspondence with Mary Lou Pross, 1978-1985

- Folder 12: Correspondence with Thomas Strickler, 1973-1981

- Folder 13: Correspondence with Dorothy Tredennick, 1976-1987

- Folder 14: Correspondence with Sally Wilkerson, 1972-1983

- Series 2: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, n.d.; 1959-1976

- Correspondence, reports, and records relating to Hager's work as director of the Office of Guidance and Counseling and/or Testing. Materials related to his work in this area may also be found in Series 1 and 3.
- Box 1

- Folder 1: Correspondence: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, 1959-1962

- Folder 2: Correspondence: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, 1963-1969

- Folder 3: Correspondence: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, 1969-1975

- Folder 4: Correspondence with W.D. Weatherford, 1967-1973

- Folder 5: Proposals for Berea College Counseling Center, 1966-1969

- Folder 6: Office of Guidance/Counseling, 1957-1965

- Folder 7: Counseling and Testing Services, n.d.; 1968-1969, 1974-1976

- Folder 8: Guidance Committee Meeting, 1947-1968

- Meeting minutes and notes
- Box 2

- Folder 1: Leisure Time Study, 1969

- Study of Berea College campus use of leisure time. Hager conducted study and wrote report.
- Folder 2: Non Academic Personnel Study and Questionnaire, 1972

- Administered by Testing and Special Services
- Folder 3: Report: "Changes in English Test Scores for Berea College Freshmen and Sophomores", c.1971

- Data included. Report written by Hager.
- Folder 4: Report: "Differences between College Students from Lower Socio-Economic Backgrounds and the American College Student Population", 1968

- Data included. Report written by Hager.
- Folder 5: Testing Programs at Berea College, 1947-1962

- Diagnostic and placement tests
- Series 3: Subject Files, n.d.; 1954-1988

- Box 1

- Folder 1: Administrative Computing Committee, 1986

- Folder 2: Administrative Personnel: Reassignment of Duties, 1980

- Folder 3: Admissions and Enrollment, 1960-1981

- Projected enrollments, reports, and correspondence
- Folder 4: Admissions Associates Information Guide, 1986

- Folder 5: Admissions Testing, 1954-1961

- Folder 6: Advanced Degrees Earned by Berea College Graduates: Various Lists, 1957-1977

- Folder 7: Advance Placement Testing, 1968-1975

- Folder 8: Advising, 1978-1984

- Folder 9: Association of Berea College Students: Student Association, 1961-1978

- Student concerns
- Folder 10: Association of Berea College Women, 1964-1969

- Folder 11: Athletics, 1954, 1976-1981

- Academic credit, policies, women's athletics
- Folder 12: Attendance Policies: Classes and Labor, 1966-1984

- Folder 13: Basic Communications Skills Courses, 1977-1979

- Folder 14: Berea College Association of Student Nurses, 1961-1964

- Folder 15: Berea College Press, 1977-1982

- Folder 16: Berea Community High School, 1972-1982

- College credit for high school credit
- Folder 17: Buckhorn Children's Center, 1980-1981

- Box 2

- Folder 1: Byar Study: "The Student Population in the Institutions of Higher Education in the Southern Appalachian Region 1933-1958", n.d.

- T. Madisen Byar
- Folder 2: Campus Unrest-Operation Zebra, 1971-1972

- Melvin Marshall, Closure of School (Dec 1971)
- Folder 3: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Internships, 1979-1982

- Folder 4: The Chimes: Student Yearbook, 1960-1966

- Folder 5: Classroom and Space Utilization in Academic Buildings, 1976

- Folder 6: Committee on Extra Curricular Activities, 1958-1968

- Folder 7: Computer Advisory Committee, 1982-1986

- Folder 8: Computer Center: Systems Used on Campus, 1969-1983

- Folder 9: Computer Using Group, 1981-1983

- Folder 10: Computing System: Student Information System, 1977-1980

- Folder 11: Conference Committee, n.d.; 1976

- Includes summer conferences
- Folder 12: Confidentiality of Student Records, 1971-1981

- Family Rights and Privacy Acts, Buckley Amendment, Berea Hospital policies
- Folder 13: Continuing Education and Off-Campus Extension Courses, 1977-1978

- Folder 14: Correlation Studies and Tests (Berea College Students), 1933-1936

- Includes "The 1934 College Sophomore Testing Program" (1935) Berea College Bureau of Guidance and Records
- Folder 15: Cosmopolitan Club, 1960-1981

- Folder 16: Council of Southern Mountains and Community Action Program, 1959-1968

- Box 3

- Folder 1: Course Weighting and Policies, n.d.; 1963-1981

- Folder 2: Cuttington University College, 1992-1995

- Berea College arrangement with Cuttington University College, Liberia
- Folder 3: Dean's Judicial Board, 1982-1984

- Folder 4: Declaration of Majors/Admissions to Majors, 1979

- Folder 5: Degree Completion Issues, 1977-1981

- Folder 6: Earth Science and Geology, 1959-1985

- Includes Geology Club materials, independent majors
- Folder 7: Economics and Business Department, 1978-1983

- Curriculum development
- Folder 8: Education Department, 1975-1983

- Student teaching, testing, major concentrations, certification, writing lab, reading lab, speech proposal, English 200
- Folder 9: Employees of Berea College Taking Courses for Credit, 1979-1982

- Folder 10: English Comprehensive Examination and English Test Results, 1972-1980

- Folder 11: English Placement Test and Sample Student Writings, 1974-1976

- Folder 12: Exchange Students and Labor Program Obligations, 1975-1979

- Labor during short-term
- Folder 13: Externship Program, 1974-1975

- Folder 14: Faculty Conference, Fall 1984

- Folder 15: Faculty Development with University of Kentucky and Others, 1979-1982

- Folder 16: Faculty Development Workshops, 1978-1981

- Box 4

- Folder 1: Faculty Development Workshop (Summer), 1980

- Folder 2: Faculty Evaluation and Committee, 1974-1978

- Folder 3: Faculty Salaries, Responsibilities, and Teaching Loads, 1974-1983

- Folder 4: Faculty Workshop on Course Goals Analysis and Goal Setting, 1977

- Folder 5: Fines and Fees Committee, 1960-1978

- Student fines and fees
- Folder 6: Foreign Languages Department, 1961-1974

- Folder 7: Freshmen Advising, 1979-1985

- Folder 8: Freshmen/First Year Placement English Test, 1972

- Impromptu Composition
- Folder 9: Freshmen/First Year Studies: Sub-Committee on Freshmen Year, 1978-1984

- Folder 10: Freshmen Study, 1963-1964, 1964-1965

- Top-Bottom Study
- Folder 11: Fulbright Visitors, 1982

- Council for International Exchange of Scholars
- Folder 12: General Education Assessment Committee and Reports, 1981

- Folder 13: General Education: General Studies, Social Science, Man and the Arts, 1977-1983

- Folder 14: General Education: Issues and Values, 1970-1981

- Includes evaluation of course (1975)
- Box 5

- Folder 1: General Education: Man and the Arts Questionnaires and Studies, 1970, 1975

- Folder 2: Grades and Grading, 1976-1983

- Grade point averages, mid-term grades
- Folder 3: Grade Reports, 1982-1984

- Folder 4: GED Policies for Berea Territory States, 1972

- GED High School Diplomas
- Folder 5: Health and Physical Education Department, 1958-1981

- Folder 6: High Risk-High Potential Students, 1969-1972

- Folder 7: High School Rising Seniors Summer Program, 1975-1977

- Folder 8: Home Economics Teaching and Education, 1976-1977

- Folder 9: Honor Societies, n.d.; 1978

- Folder 10: Howard University: Student Exchange, 1984

- Folder 11: Hutchins Library, 1973-1982

- Folder 12: Independent Majors, n.d.; 1983-1984

- Policies, communications
- Folder 13: Independent Studies/Directed Study, 1978-1983

- Folder 14: Institutional Research Study, 1972-1973

- Student Attrition Study, Religion and Historical Perspective Study
- Folder 15: International Student Advisor and Coordinator of Off-Campus Programs, 1975-1979

- Folder 16: Judicial Procedures Applied to Students, 1968-1970

- Folder 17: Kentucky Administrative Intern Program, 1972-1979

- Folder 18: KIES: Kentucky Institute for European Studies, n.d.; 1983

- Berea College proposal
- Folder 19: Labor Program, 1971-1981

- Folder 20: Charles Schutt Learning and Reading Center, 1975

- Folder 21: Mountain Maternal Health League, 1977

- Memorandum of Understanding between Berea College Health Service and Mountain Maternal Health League
- Folder 22: Learning Lab-Reading Laboratory Proposal, 1979

- Folder 23: Letter and Proposal from Cleophus Charles, n.d.

- An Open Letter from Cleophus Charles regarding Berea College's Black Community in Crisis; proposed program
- Folder 24: Mathematics Department, 1978

- Folder 25: Music Department, 1982-1984

- Folder 26: National Teacher Corp Berea College, 1966

- Box 6

- Folder 1: Nursing Department and Nursing Education, 1962-1981

- Folder 2: Nursing Department: Correspondence with Department, 1965-1980

- Folder 3: Oketo, Hokkaido, Japan: Visitors, Exchange, Crafts, 1990-1992

- Folder 4: People Who Care, 1974-1979

- Folder 5: Philosophy and Religion Department, 1969-1980

- Folder 6: Pine Mountain Settlement School, 1975-1984

- Including short-term Environmental Education course (1975-1976), short-term courses and internships
- Folder 7: The Pinnacle - Student Newspaper, 1961-1981

- Folder 8: Pre-School and Child Development Majors, 1976

- Folder 9: Project Opportunity, 1964-1969

- Program participation and evaluation
- Folder 10: Psychiatric Out-Patient Service Needs for Berea College Students, 1972

- Box 7

- Folder 1: Psychology Department, 1959-1983

- Folder 2: Reading Disability Clinic/Reading Research Institute, 1963-1973

- Dr. Charles Shedd
- Folder 3: Referrals and Probation Committee, 1975

- Folder 4: Registrar and Registration, 1975-1978

- Folder 5: Religious Life - On and Off Campus, 1969-1970

- Folder 6: Religious Life and Activity Committee, 1970

- Recommendations
- Folder 7: Report: "Profile of Berea College, Berea Ky, 1951-1971", 1961

- Folder 8: Report: "Project Opportunity: The Centre Program", 1967

- Berea College participant in program
- Folder 9: Residence Halls: Programming and Staff, 1976-1977

- Dormitories
- Folder 10: Rising Seniors (High School) Summer Programs, 1972-1978

- Folder 11: Rising Seniors (High School) Summer Programs, 1979-1982

- Folder 12: Rising Seniors (High School) Summer Programs: Photographs, n.d.; 1972-1978

- B&w negatives and prints
- Box 8

- Folder 1: Scholarship Day, 1957-1988

- Lists of winners of awards, notes regarding awards, graduate school scholarships
- Folder 2: Scientists and Engineers for Appalachia, 1974-1975

- Folder 3: Senior Requirements in Ethics, 1973-1978

- Folder 4: Short-Term and Short-Term Committee, 1970-1977

- Folder 5: Short-Term and Short-Term Committee, 1978-1983

- Folder 6: Single Parents/Students, 1980-1981

- Folder 7: Sociology Club, 1967-1969

- Folder 8: Southern Appalachian Development, 1964

- Folder 9: Special Services Programming and Proposal for High Risk Students, 1970-1981

- Folder 10: Special Students Admission Policy, 1970-1983

- Non-degree seeking students
- Box 9

- Folder 1: Student Academic Advisers, 1969

- Folder 2: Student and Campus Organizations, n.d.; 1962-1983

- Folder 3: Student and Campus Organizations and Reports, 1964-1965

- Folder 4: Student and Campus Organizations and Reports, 1966-1968

- Folder 5: Student Concerns, n.d.; 1968, 1975

- Scholarship Committee (1975), The Pinnacle (1968), Resolutions of Students for Positive Action (n.d.)
- Folder 6: Student Exchanges (Short-Term) with Other U.S. Colleges, 1975-1977

- Folder 7: Student Exchanges (Short-Term) with Other U.S. Colleges, 1973-1976

- Folder 8: Student Exchanges (Full-Term) with Other U.S. Colleges, 1972-1975

- Folder 9: Student Health Services, 1959-1971

- Box 10

- Folder 1: Student Initiated Projects, 1976-1978

- Short-term
- Folder 2: Student Information System, 1980-1981

- Computer systems
- Folder 3: Student Persistors and Student Withdrawal, 1968-1979

- Folder 4: Student Personnel Committee, 1964-1972

- Folder 5: Student Refugees-Vietnamese, 1975

- Folder 6: Students with Disabilities, 1979

- Includes self-evaluation
- Folder 7: Study: "Is the Berea College Work-Study Program Economically Necessary for Its Students?", 1969

- By David A. Wiles
- Folder 8: Summer Session, 1975

- Courses offered, fees
- Folder 9: Summer Arena Theatre/Theatre Apprentice Program, 1968-1971

- Folder 10: Summer Seminar for Graduating International Students, 1984

- Folder 11: Teacher Education Summer Programming, 1977-1978

- National Science Foundation, secondary teachers, math, science, agriculture
- Folder 12: Title IX Self Study and Department Reports, 1976-1979

- Folder 13: Transfer Students/Transfer Credits, 1974-1982

- Folder 14: Undergraduate Record Examination (URE) Requirement for Berea College Graduates, 1975-1978

- Folder 15: Veteran's Administration/Students Receiving Veteran's Benefits, 1975-1976

- Folder 16: Visiting Students, 1980

- Classification of students
- Folder 17: Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 1965-1968

- Folder 18: Washington (D.C.) Winterim Student Program, 1981-1983

- Folder 19: Westervelt Programming and Extra-Curricular Activity, 1976-1985

- Folder 20: Work-study Development Program, 1975-1976

- Experiential Education
- Folder 21: Writing Lab/Writing Place, 1976-1977

- Box 11

- Folder 1: Attrition Studies, 1975-1990

- Berea College students withdrawals
- Folder 2: Alcohol Referral Program, 1985

- Folder 3: Berea College Graduates by Degree/Major 1971-1992

- Folder 4: Campus Records Management and Archives, 1981-1988

- Folder 5: Career Awareness and Development, 1982-1989

- Folder 6: Community Creative Arts Program, 1978-1987

- Folder 7: Counseling and Wellness Services, 1987-1994

- Folder 8: Double Majors, Double Degrees, Declaration of Majors, 1981

- Folder 9: Graduate Record Exams and MCAT, 1974-1991

- Educational Testing Service, scoring by Berea graduates, other
- Folder 10: Graduation Requirement Survey, 1980-1985

- Folder 11: International Student Admissions, 1985

- Folder 12: Kentucky Hotel and Motel Association Scholarship, 1983-1985

- Hotel management scholarship
- Folder 13: Martin Luther King (MLK, Jr.) Day and Commemoration, 1986-1996

- Folder 14: Martin Luther King (MLK, Jr.) Summer Scholars Internship Program, 1989-1991

- Folder 15: New Student/Freshmen Student Course Assignment, 1974-1990

- Basic courses, prerequisite to freshmen standing
- Folder 16: Peer Advising Program, 1987-1991

- Folder 17: Pre-Law Advising and Programming, 1979-1987

- Folder 18: Rules Council: Falsification of Records and Academic Probation, 1983, 1987

- Folder 19: Student Labor Overloads, 1988

- Box 12

- Folder 1: 1972 Student Questionnaire, 1972

- Includes: questionnaire and data
- Folder 2: Ten Term Study, 1983-1988

- Conducted by Scholarship Committee
- Folder 3: Tibetan Students and Program, 1991

- Folder 4: United States-Japan Foundation, 1989

- Folder 5: Women Studies and Women's Network, 1984-1991

Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Correspondence, 1971-1990],
[
Series 2: Guidance and Counseling/Testing, n.d.; 1959-1976],
[
Series 3: Subject Files, n.d.; 1954-1988],
[All]